Neural Probes · A-Series
Linear 16-Shank 128-Channel Probe, 5 mm
Sites spread along the shank — linear and edge layouts for depth profiling
Sixteen mid-length shanks side by side, closely spaced for coverage within one structure, with sites spread evenly down each, one per row, for a profile across depth. Among the 371 probe designs in the design space it is mid-range: 128 sites (96th percentile), 5 mm shanks (a common choice — 107 of 363), a 0.23 mm-deep site array (14th percentile), 187 sites/mm² (46th percentile) and a 1.29 mm³ neural interface (81st percentile).
Small sites read a local patch at higher impedance, sharpening single-unit isolation, packed densely enough to track a unit across neighbouring sites. The mid-length shanks reach structures a few millimetres down.
Orders as a probe-plus-package assembly, in 10 package configurations, 3 of them microdrive-compatible. Silicon 15 µm thick. Z-coat available. Research use only.
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Specifications
| Channels | 128 |
|---|---|
| Shanks | 16 |
| Shank length | 5 mm |
| Shank separation | 200 µm |
| Site area | 160 µm² |
| Site pitch | 30 µm |
| Vertical span | 225 µm |
| Substrate | Silicon |
|---|---|
| Site material | Iridium |
| Thickness | 15 µm |
| Neural interface volume | 1.286 mm³ (higher than 81% of 371 designs) |
| Site coverage density | 186.6 sites/mm² (higher than 46% of 371 designs) |
| Brain coverage density | 99.5 sites/mm³ (higher than 88% of 371 designs) |